Ferdinand Schevill
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Ferdinand Schevill was an American historian. He graduated from the University of Yale in 1889 and finished his PhD
at Freiburg
in 1892. That same year he arrived at the University of Chicago
where he taught from 1892 to 1937. The first edition of Schevill’s text was on Western Europe: "Political History of Europe from 1500 to the present day" was revised and republished many times. In 1922 was published his work "The History of the Balkan Peninsula: From the Earliest Times to the Present Day". Schevill retired in 1924. In 1930 he reentered the University in the Humanities General Course of general education. He retired five years later to finish "The History of Florence" (1936). Schevill continued to research, and in his eightieth year he went from the University of Chicago to lecture in Frankfurt
. In this era, Schevill specialized in the historiographies of famous writers from the Renaissance.
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at Freiburg
Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. In the extreme south-west of the country, it straddles the Dreisam river, at the foot of the Schlossberg. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Breisgau region on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Upper Rhine Plain...
in 1892. That same year he arrived at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
where he taught from 1892 to 1937. The first edition of Schevill’s text was on Western Europe: "Political History of Europe from 1500 to the present day" was revised and republished many times. In 1922 was published his work "The History of the Balkan Peninsula: From the Earliest Times to the Present Day". Schevill retired in 1924. In 1930 he reentered the University in the Humanities General Course of general education. He retired five years later to finish "The History of Florence" (1936). Schevill continued to research, and in his eightieth year he went from the University of Chicago to lecture in Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
. In this era, Schevill specialized in the historiographies of famous writers from the Renaissance.